Michael Cohen is reportedly reconsidering plans to give testimony before Congress next month because he is worried that his former boss, President Donald Trump, could put his family in danger.
Cohen is scheduled to appear before the House Committee on Oversight and Reform on February 7.
But there was less certainty on Wednesday that Cohen, Trump’s former lawyer and fixer, would go through with his testimony, sources close to Cohen told ABC News.
Cohen is afraid that if he testifies, his former boss will continue to attack him on Twitter and on television by lobbing ‘unsubstantiated allegations’ against his relatives.
Michael Cohen (seen above with his wife and two children last month in New York) is reportedly reconsidering plans to give testimony before Congress next month because he is worried that his former boss, President Donald Trump, could put his family in danger
Cohen is afraid that if he testifies, his former boss, Trump (above), will continue to attack him on Twitter and on television by lobbing ‘unsubstantiated allegations’ against his relatives
Friends of Cohen say he is concerned that the President’s escalating rhetoric could motivate one of his supporters to target him or his family.
Cohen’s close associates are reportedly urging him to reconsider his appearance on Capitol Hill, ABC News is reporting.
Trump on Saturday called for the press to investigate Cohen's father-in-law.
Speaking to Judge Jeanine Pirro on Fox News Saturday, Trump claimed Cohen is telling the FBI false stories about the president to reduce his sentence.
Cohen was sentenced in December to three years in prison for his role in making illegal hush-money payments to two women to help Trump in 2016 in violation of campaign laws, and for lying to Congress about a proposed Trump Tower project in Russia.
Cohen once said he would take a bullet for Trump, who called his former close confidante a “Rat” on Twitter in mid-December.
House Intelligence Committee Chairman Adam Schiff said he hoped to schedule a closed-door hearing with Cohen later to discuss the Russia probe.
'In order to get his sentence reduced, he says, ''I'll give you some information on the president.'' Well, there is no information,' Trump said of Cohen on Saturday.
'He should give information maybe on his father-in-law, because that's the one that people want to look at.'
This is not the first time Trump has attempted to shift the focus to Cohen's father-in-law, Fima Shusterman, who reportedly loaned $20million to a Chicago cab company operator mentioned in the the FBI warrants used to raid Cohen's home and office.
Despite Trump's statements, there has been no indication from authorities that Shusterman was ever the subject of an investigation.
Speaking to Judge Jeanine Pirro on Fox News Saturday, Trump claimed Cohen is telling the FBI false stories about the president to reduce his sentence
'I guess he didn't want to talk about his father-in-law – he's trying to get his sentence reduced. So it's pretty sad. It's weak and it's very sad to watch a thing like that,' Trump said.
Pirro then asked Cohen's father-in-law's name, to which Trump responded: 'I don't know, but you'll find out, and you'll look into it because nobody knows what's going on over there.'
During Saturday's phone interview, Trump called Cohen an 'already proven liar'.
'He's in trouble on some loans and fraud and taxi cabs and stuff that I know nothing about,' Trump said of Cohen.
Last month, Trump also brought up Fima Shusterman during a Twitter tirade bashing Cohen.
'Michael Cohen asks judge for no Prison Time,' Trump vented on Twitter December 3 morning, following his return from a trip to Argentina.
'You mean he can do all of the TERRIBLE, unrelated to Trump, things having to do with fraud, big loans, Taxis, etc., and not serve a long prison term?' The president asked.
'He makes up stories to get a GREAT & ALREADY reduced deal for himself, and get...his wife and father-in-law (who has the money?) off Scott Free. He lied for this outcome and should, in my opinion, serve a full and complete sentence,' the president added.
Just a week later, Trump tore into his former lawyer in a Fox News interview, claiming Cohen misled prosecutors to keep his family out of jail.
The president brought up Cohen's father-in-law as well as his former fixer's Ukraine-born wife, Laura, saying both could be implicated in crimes and that Cohen 'made a deal' to keep them out of jail.
Trump referenced Cohen's father-in-law, Fima Shusterman, on Twitter last month
Cohen's father-in-law, Fima Shusterman, reportedly loaned $20million to a Chicago cab company operator
'His father-in-law, I thought is the guy that was the primary focus. Well, what did he do? Did he make a deal to keep his father-in law out? Did he make a deal to keep his wife – Maybe I'm wrong, but supposedly ... did he make a deal to keep his wife out of trouble?' the president asked.
Trump's comments to Fox News suggesting criminal behavior by the relatives of someone appearing as a witness before Congress angered Democrats.
'The integrity of our process to serve as an independent check on the Executive Branch must be respected by everyone, including the President,' House Rep. Elijah Cummings, the new chairman of the House Oversight Committee, said in a statement released Sunday.
The statement was co-signed by Schiff and Rep. Jerrold Nadler, the Democratic chairmen of the House Intelligence and Houses Judiciary Committees.
'Our nation’s laws prohibit efforts to discourage, intimidate, or otherwise pressure a witness not to provide testimony to Congress.
'The President should make no statement or take any action to obstruct Congress’ independent oversight and investigative efforts, including by seeking to discourage any witness from testifying in response to a duly authorized request from Congress,' the statement said.
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Main photo article Michael Cohen is reportedly reconsidering plans to give testimony before Congress next month because he is worried that his former boss, President Donald Trump, could put his family in danger.
Cohen is scheduled to appear before the House Committee on Oversight and Reform on February 7.
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